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Economic Conditions and National Elections, Post-Sample Forecasts of the Kramer Equations

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  • Atesoglu, H. Sonmez
  • Congleton, Roger

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There has long been a division of opinion among economists concerning the effects of economic developments on voting behavior. In his well-known study, Kramer (1971a) concluded that the fluctuations in economic activity have a systematic influence on U.S. congressional elections. His findings were challenged by various economists, including Stigler (1973). The purpose of this paper is to extend the analysis of Kramer's results by examining the post-sample forecast performance of his models. As noted by Christ (1966, pp. 546–49), the acid test of a time series model is its ability to perform well outside the sample period. The results discussed below demonstrate that Kramer's equations have relatively good post-sample predictive ability. The findings thus support the view that short-term economic fluctuations have important effects on national elections. However, the results also suggest that economic factors alone are not sufficient to account for all variations of voter behavior.

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  • Atesoglu, H. Sonmez & Congleton, Roger, 1982. "Economic Conditions and National Elections, Post-Sample Forecasts of the Kramer Equations," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 76(4), pages 873-875, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:76:y:1982:i:04:p:873-875_18
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    1. Pantzalis, Christos & Stangeland, David A. & Turtle, Harry J., 2000. "Political elections and the resolution of uncertainty: The international evidence," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 24(10), pages 1575-1604, October.
    2. Richard C. K. Burdekin, 1988. "Economic Performance and the Determination of Presidential Elections in the U.S," The American Economist, Sage Publications, vol. 32(2), pages 71-75, October.
    3. Roger D. Congleton & Yang Zhou, 2019. "A test of the institutionally-induced equilibrium hypothesis: on the limited fiscal impact of two celebrity governors," Economics of Governance, Springer, vol. 20(2), pages 103-128, June.
    4. Roger Congleton, 1989. "Campaign finances and political platforms: The economics of political controversy," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 62(2), pages 101-118, August.

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